Just checked out your ''70 Chevelle
Tribute and you have one great looking car ! I think anybody would be proud to
own to have a car like yours, I know I would be .Would never know it is not a
"real SS " if not for your honesty . Love your response to the people that walk
away after you tell them it is a clone. Tribute or the real thing, the car has
survived all these years in great shape. The important point is the cars
have not been crushed or rusting in some far off junk-yard, but are still around
as a example of some great cars that came out of Detroit. Enjoy that
sweet ride of yours!!
Pete Hnat
' 69 Chevelle
SS From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John W. Lonadier, Jr. Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 1:03 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? I just
got finished reading the thread on this subject. This was brought up a while
back on this list. The feelings at that time were about the same as this time. I
am, as you can see by my signature, one of the ones that own a clone/tribute. I
bought it knowing it was a clone, the person was honest enough to tell me that
up front. I do have a problem with someone selling a clone as the real thing
because it gives all the clone/tribute owners a bad reputation as someone trying
to get SS money for a clone if they decide to sell it. I for one don't
plan on selling mine ever. I'm having too much fun driving it to ever
see myself getting rid of it.
Anytime someone asks me if it's the real thing I tell them it is a clone,
then I get the "OH". They then walk away mumbling to themselves, I have a
question to all those people "where is yours"?
People
I know that have a lot of knowledge about the Chevelle line have told me the car
I have is as close to the "real thing" as can be without the paper work to back
it. I would never even consider getting a fake build sheet for it. It has all
the correct stuff on it to be an SS. It was built by the previous owner
approximately 14 years ago, so everything that is on it must be genuine GM
because I don't think there were too many after market producers of SS parts
back then. They are also the same people that have told me to quit telling
people that it is not a "real SS" but I have to be the honest person that I am
and let the people know that ask. On the same token, if they have to ask they
more than likely wouldn't know the difference if I had told them that is was
"real". The original cowl tag is in place and when it was decoded it was not a
"real" SS. The only thing that would give away as not on original big block
car is it does not have the correct type of rag joint on the steering
linkage.
These
cars are still rare in the fact that they are still 35 year old whether it is an
SS, clone/tribute or a Malibu.
Sorry
to be a little long winded, but I had to get this off my chest. Oh by the way I
am 48.
John L.
ACES #5597
70 LS5 TRIBUTE
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Title: Message
- RE: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? Peter Hnat
- RE: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? John W. Lonadier, Jr.
- Re: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? Kent Lewis
- Re: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? Mike Holleman
- RE: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? John W. Lonadier, Jr.
- Re: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? Z16CHEVELLEGUY
- RE: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? John W. Lonadier, Jr.
- Re: RE: [Chevelle-list] Where will it end?? Bob Haggard